Fashion Studies Information Session June 27 June 8, 2013

Fashion Studies Information Session June 27

By Brian Kleemann

College of DuPage will hold an information session for the Fashion Studies program at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27, in the Student Resource Center, Room 1005.

The Fashion Studies program provides courses to students interested in fashion illustration, textiles, clothing construction and fashion show production. Degrees are offered in Fashion Design, Fashion Merchandising and Fashion Apparel Production, while students can earn one of four certificates.

At the beginning of the year, the program moved into its new home in the SRC. Formerly a lounge area that was part of the College’s Student Life program, the new space was renovated specifically for the Fashion Studies program and features three classrooms that include a lecture room, a dedicated sewing lab and a textile design lab, each with a wall of windows that provides natural light. Outside of the classrooms is a hallway with three professional-grade showcases that give visual merchandising students hands-on experience while allowing other classes to display their creations.

In addition to academic information, the information session will offer details about careers, admissions and financial assistance as well as tours and the opportunity to speak with faculty and current students.

For more information or to RSVP, call (630) 942-2502, emailgayanna@cod.edu or visit www.cod.edu/programs/fashion.

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‘Made in America…Growing Strong Business’ June 18, 2013

COD Hosts ‘Made in America…Growing Strong Business’ July 23

By Mike McKissack

The Center for Entrepreneurship at College of DuPage will host a “Made in America…Growing Strong Business” seminar from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Tuesday, July 23, in the Homeland Security Education Center, Room 1022, on the College’s main campus, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn.

This conference will feature two tracks running simultaneously – one geared toward established business owners and one for people starting new businesses. Each track will feature four sessions.

Track 1: Established Businesses

Paul Amberg from Baker McKenzie will present “Compliance: ITAR and U.S. Export Control Reform.” Attendees will learn how Export Administration Regulations (EAR) impact a business’ efforts to expand into international markets.

Rita Haake, Program Manager of the Procurement Technical Assistance Center at College of DuPage, will present “Government Market: Creating a Proposal.” Participants are guided through the steps of creating effective proposals.

Jeff Graber, from U.S. Commercial Services, will present “International: Maximizing Free Trade Agreements.” Attendees learn how to use an online tool that enables importers and exporters to see how the tariffs on individual products are treated under specific agreements.

Representatives from IMEC and College of DuPage Business Solutions will present “Lean Leadership and Planning.” Attendees will learn how to implement management systems that change supervisors into proactive leaders of well-equipped teams.

Track 2: New Businesses

Luanne Mayorga, from the College of DuPage Center for Entrepreneurship, will present “Marketing: How to Create the Hub.” Attendees will learn the importance of making their website the focal point of all marketing activities for their businesses.

Rita Haake will present “Government Market: How to Prepare for your Future.” Attendees learn how to move into the various levels of the government market.

Harris Bank will present “Financial Literacy: How to Speak Numbers.” Attendees learn to assess the health of their businesses and ways to improve operations.

Mitch Conn, from UPS, will present “Logistics: We Made It! Now How Do We Get It There?” Attendees will learn about the differences between domestic and international shipping as well as considerations that should be taken into account when choosing carriers and destinations.

Also during this conference, Jeff Graber, Rita Haake, Arthur O’Meara from O’Meara & Associates and Lisa Waller, from BDG International, will conduct a panel discussion entitled “Country of Origin,” which will cover requirements for international shipping including the government’s perspective, NAFTA compliance and the shipper’s perspective.

In addition, Shari Thurrow, author of “Search Engine Visibility,” will deliver a keynote presentation during lunch covering best practices in search engine optimization.

Admission to this conference is $45. To register, call (630) 942-2600 or email entrepreneur@cod.edu.

Click here for more information on this event.

Bona Clara Meet and Greet June 19th June 13, 2013

International Quilt Festival: Workshops and Open Studios

Quilt Festival Chicago is almost here… …and we hope you’re planning to join us!  Where? Donald E. Stephens Convention Center (5555 N. River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018) When?  June 20 (Preview Night): 5-9 p.m. June 21 & 22: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. June 23: 10 a.m-3 p.m. Admission $10 Adult, $8 Seniors 65+ & Students Children 10 and under free $10 Preview Night ticket includes additional day free $25 Full Show Pass includes Preview Night Purchase your tickets online HERE! And check out some of the unique educational opportunities we’ll be offering right on the show floor! Information and schedules below… Create on the Spot! Quilt Festival is returning to Chicago with some fun, new creative opportunities right on the show floor! Our one-hour Create on the Spot! workshops are a great way to learn a new skill or technique, while completing a quick project. No pre-enrollment is necessary. Just pay $10 at the entrance to the Create on the Spot! area (first-come, first served). Tickets are available all day (for that day’s sessions only) until the workshop space is sold out. Come to booths 1631/1730 off of “Main Street” to see the project lineup, or refer to the schedule below. THURSDAY, JUNE 20 (PREVIEW NIGHT) 6:00-7:15 p.m. Jill Benge, Embellished Name Badge Holder OR Fusible Landscape Postcard 7:30-8:30 p.m. Kim DeCoste, Pentagon Fabric Bowl–English Paper Piecing FRIDAY, JUNE 21 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m Michelle May, Folk Art Fusion Flower 12:30-1:30 p.m. Laura Krasinski, Bead & Thread Embellishment 1:45 -2:45 p.m. Julie Creus, Poppy Brooch 3:00-4:00 p.m. Kim DeCoste, No-Sew Quilt Wallhanging 4:15-5:15 p.m. Kim DeCoste, Pentagon Fabric Bowl–English Paper Piecing SATURDAY, JUNE 22 11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Julie Creus, Poppy Brooch 12:30-1:30 p.m. Michelle May, Folk Art Fusion Flower 1:45-2:45 p.m. Laura Krasinski, Bead & Thread Embellishment 3:00-4:00 p.m. Cheryl Sleboda, Light Up Artist Trading Cards 4:15-5:15 p.m. Judy Murrah, Cut & Paste Greeting Cards SUNDAY, JUNE 23 10:45 a.m.-11:45 p.m. Cheryl Sleboda, Light up Artist Trading Cards 12:30-1:30 p.m. Michelle May, Folk Art Fusion Flower 1:45-2:45 p.m. Kim DeCoste, Pentagon Fabric Bowl–English Paper Piecing Pictured above: Poppy Brooch by Julie Creus. Open Studios Another unique creative/educational opportunity on the show floor in Chicago will be the Open Studios area. Over the course of the show, four quilt artists will be demonstrating simultaneously under the categories of “Embellish,” “Stitch,” “Quilt,” and “Paint,” in four specially designed studio rooms. Artists will be presenting everything from modern quilting techniques to hand piecing; offering tips and sharing their secrets for better machine quilting; making small projects; dyeing and painting fabric; stamping and silk screening cloth; threadpainting and sketching; embellishing with beads and baubles; and stitching with mixed media right on the show floor. The roster of artists include: Robbi Joy Eklow, Barbara Schneider, Cheryl Sleboda, Catherine Redford, Pokey Bolton, Judy Murrah, Ebony Love, Belinda Spiwak, Kim DeCoste, Suzanne Myers Otto, Laura Krasinski, Maggie Weiss, Emily Lang, Michelle May, Laurie Ceesay, and Frieda Anderson. See the complete Open Studios schedulefor specific dates, times, and subjects/projects. We hope you’ll stop by for some creative inspiration! Pictured above: Spiral Flower Fantasy (detail) by Robbi Joy Eklow.

Free Online Job Fair: June 17-21

ONLINE JOB FAIR

This free online jobs event will allow you to learn about a variety of employers from throughout the DuPage County area, who will be offering a variety of jobs.

We currently have 23 companies lined up for this job fair:
each will have a booth displaying information about their company,
about their current job openings, and how you can apply for the jobs.

The online job fair will be available 24 hours a day
from 8:00 a.m. Monday, June 17 until 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 21.

During that week, just visit www.worknetdupage.org.

Download the Flyer for this Online Event

COD Fashion Featured in Glancer Magazine June 8, 2013

IFTF ReMix International Student Fur Design Competition June 4, 2013

Fur ruled the runways again for Fall 2013. No longer considered just a trend, fur has taken its place as a staple for countless mainstream designers looking to up the luxe factor of their collections. No longer just a fabric relegated to cooler months, we are seeing fur pop up in spring and summer lines as well.

Celebrating this love affair with fur, the Fur Information Council of America would like to foster this same affinity for this organic fabric with up-and-coming young designers. In this light, we are pleased to announce the 13th Annual IFTF ReMix International Student Fur Design Competition, and we invite your students to participate in this exciting event. Newly added to this year’s competition is a Menswear design category recognizing the growing popularity of using fur in men’s collections.

Last year’s contest saw close to 100 entries from 18 different schools around the country, and we anticipate this year to be even bigger! We were honored to have student designer Margaret Karczewski, from Parsons New School of Design in New York, selected as one of the U.S. finalists that was invited to compete in the international competition at the 2013 MiFur in Milan Italy.

This competition offers your students and your school:

• Worldwide exposure and a chance to have your students’ designs exhibited at MiFur the prestigious international fur fashion trade show held in Milan, Italy.
• The chance to win generous cash prizes
• The chance to receive paid travel to Milan for MiFur
• Exposure in leading international fashion magazines

Enclosed in this package are the rules, regulations and logistics for the 2013 competition so you can start to plan submissions with your students.  Entry forms are also easily downloadable from our website,www.fur.org.  Fur retailers in every major US city will be glad to answer any questions or provide guidance as your students begin to work on their projects.

 

PLEASE NOTE that because of tight production timelines, we will not be extending any extension to student to submit their entries. We strongly suggest that you encourage your students to work on their designs over the summer break so they are ready for the Friday September13^th, 2013 deadline.

 

 

 

2014 IFTF International Fur Design Competition

 

IMPORTANT DEADLINES

 

All entries must be sent to the FICA Office by Friday, September 13, 2013

Due to tight production deadlines, we encourage you to have students work on their submissions over the summer break. NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE GIVEN!

 

EMAILED ENTRIES: Nicole@fur.org

 

MAILED ENTRIES: Keith Kaplan, Executive Director

Fur Information Council of America

8424 A Santa Monica Blvd. Ste.860

West Hollywood, CA 90069

 

All Official Entries must include:

• Color drawing / sketch

  • Preferred format is electronic jpeg file no larger than 2MB. If you are submitting via mail, drawing must be no larger than 8 ½ x 11 inches)

• Brief biography of the designer

• Completed entry form for each design submitted.

 

The second key date is Friday, December 13, 2013 by which time the garment must be completed and photographed with images sent to the FICA office for forwarding to the international jury.

 

The third key date is Thursday, February 13, 2014,(approximate date) by which time all garments must be shipped to MiFur.   The garments must arrive in enough time before the fair opens to allow for cleaning, styling and photographing.  Arrangements will be made by FICA for the selected garments to be shipped to MiFur and collected in the week following the fair.

 

Please note that we cannot be flexible in these key dates due to production timelines. Any entries or garments not received in time will be excluded from the competition.

 

**PLEASE VISIT WWW.FUR.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION, PAST WINNERS, AND DOWNLOADABLE ENTRY FORMS**